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IndyCar’s TV ratings gaining momentum

TV ratings for the IndyCar Series zoomed 44 percent this year for the races leading up to the Indianapolis 500, compared to the same period a year ago, buoyed in part by a strong showing for the new Grand Prix of Indianapolis. But overall viewership remains anemic—less than one-fourth the audience for most NASCAR races.

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Critics push IndyCar chief to shift focus to driver development

There’s no disputing that Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles has added horsepower to the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his first year on the job. But there are grumblings Miles has not focused enough on the products that literally drive the series—the drivers themselves.

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Izod dropping IndyCar Series sponsorship

The apparel brand Izod is dropping its partnership with the IndyCar Series after the conclusion of the 2013 season, leaving the open-wheel racing series without a title sponsor.

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IndyCar to run road race at Speedway in May

The unusual move will mark the open-wheel series’ first race on the hallowed track’s winding interior course. And it’s the highest-profile break from tradition yet in the tenure of new Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles.

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Indianapolis back on MotoGP schedule in 2014

Both sides could have opted out of the final year of a contract that expires after next season. But Speedway officials said the two sides reached an agreement to run a seventh race in Indy in 2014.

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